Brook



.(No Model.) v W. EASTERBROOK.

HAME.

No. 452,600. Patented May .19, 1891.

' shown in Fig. 7. I namented by serrating or-burnishing on a veryUNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

IVILLIAM EASTERBROOK, OF PHILADELPHIA,PENNSYLVANIA.

HAM E.

$PECIPICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 452,600, dated May 19,1891.

Application filed November 15,1890. Serial No. 371,523. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM EASTER- BROOK, a subject of the Queen ofGreat Britain and Ireland, and a resident of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,have invented certain Improvements in Hames, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to certain improvements in attaching the ornamentalshell to the ends of hames, and its object is to produce a hame-tip thatwill be both strong and ornate.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective View of themetal portion of a hame in rough condition and ready for the applicationto it of the ornamental plate. Figs. 2, 3, and 4 are perspective viewsof the ornamental plate, showing the different forms it assumes whilebeing bent into shape. Figs. 5, 6, 7, and 8 are perspectiveviews-illustrating the-different steps in the application of the plateto a hame, Fig. 8 representing the finished hame; Figs. 9 and 10 arerespectively enlarged plan views of Figs. 5 and 6,and Fig. 11 is aviewshowing a form of finished hame, in which the ornamental plate extendsdown for some distance onto the body of the hame.

The usual process of ornamenting these hames has been to first finishthe manufacturing of the hame, bending it to the form The metal end isthen orthin sheet of metal, such as brass or German silver, or the endof. the hame is reduced in diameter and a thick tube of brass or othermetal is fitted on such reduced portion. The first method isobjectionable, owing to the fact that the thin sheet metal readilystrips and wears off and cuts the harness, and the latter method is tooexpensive to manufacture, while at the same time the hame itself ismaterially weakened at the very pointwhere strength is required. Iovercome these difficulties in the following manner.

Referring to Fig. 1, A is the body of the hame, preferably formed ofwrought metal, bent in such manner as to form two flanges a a, forming ahollow portion 1), in the'lower portion of which is placed the woodenfilling piece D,Fig. 6. The base of the hame is pro vided with the usualeye 0. The upper portion of the hame is tapered in form, as shown inFig. 1, and adapted to this tapered portion is the bent plate D, Fig. 4,shaped like an open sleeve. The sleeve D is formed from the taperedplate, Fig. 2, the sides of which are first turned, forming lips d d,Fig. 3, and when bent in the form of a half-circle, as shown in Fig. 4.,it is ready for application to the end of the hame, Fig. 1, being forcedupon the hame until it reaches the position shown in Fig. 5. The lips ofthe plate D are then bent under the ribs Ct to of the hame, so as toturn the sharp corners of the plate from the surface. The end of thehame is then closed by forcing the lips Ct at to the position shown inFig. 6, so that the two rounded edges of the plate come together ornearly together, as shown in said figure. After this the end portion ofthe hame is bent outward, as shown in Fig. 7, and at the same time theedges of the ribs a a of the hame, as well as the edges of the plate D,are drawn closely together, forming a tight joint. The ornamental platemay then be burnished or plated and the hame finished by securing thecap a in position. The cap may be placed on the hame before plating, ifdesired, and the cap and hame plated at one operation. By this means Iprovide the hame with an ornamental section which will withstand anywear to which it may be subjected. The hame is not weakened and a finishis attained that has not heretofore been possible. The same method ofplacing the plate upon the hame may be employed when it is desirable tomake it ornamental for some distance, as shown, for instance, in Fig.11.

I claim as my invention- An improved article of man ufactnre, a hamecomposed of a grooved metallic body portion substantially tubular and anornamental top conforming substantially in shape to the top of themetallic body portion and having its free longitudinal edges or lipsinserted in the groove or opening thereof and concealed therein,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

WVILLIAM EASTERBROOK.

Witnesses:

HARRY SMITH, JNo. E. PARKER.

